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4.5 stars
"Great buy for solid color laser performer"
Pros: speed, solid workmanship, text and graphic/photo quality, quiet
Cons: none so far
Summary: I agonized for a couple of weeks over which color laserjet to buy. I read all the reviews everywhere on HP, Lexmark, Oki, etc. and it seemed like there wasn't an obvious choice.
I'm pretty well branded by HP for printers so the idea of going to Dell for a private label printer was a bit scary. Also, I read all the negative reviews for the 3100cn and I was definitely concerned. Although in fairness, every printer has both positive and negative reviews.
Nonetheless, I saw the 3110cn on Dell's site for $374 plus tax and free shipping and I bought. It arrived in two days in very secure packing. Like the first reviewer, it took very little time to set up on my wireless network. I must say that I've only printed a few items, including photos, graphic logos, and text, and I'm very pleased with the quality. I think the printer is very quiet. It's certainly a bit quieter than my HP 3380 MFP. I was expecting lots of noise based on other reviews, but I can't support that criticism. It's also much faster than I thought it would be. This is a huge benefit over comparably priced HP laserjets. It is a big black box but it is nicely designed nonetheless. It's VERY SOLID. I had read reviews about cheap workmanship, but I don't agree with that either.
So, in general. . I don't think you can beat this for a $375 every day color laser printer. The photos came out remarkably nice, much better than I would have expected, even on "standard" settings.
One thing is that I don't see where you can easily change the color settings (dark/light). Not sure that this is even possible with color lasers. . I probably need to adjust my monitor presentation to match the output.
Will write more once I use it more.Updated
I just noticed that I got a $125 instant rebate when I bought the 3110cn a few days ago. Now, the rebate is gone and the price is $499 on both small biz and home dell. . free shipping still applies. . .
It's so rare that I actually time these things right!
It's still worth it at $499 but I'd see if the discount comes back.
